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EXPEDITION    AGAINST   QUEBEC. 

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1775-1776. 


THE   DIARY   OF   EBENEZER   WILD, 


Mttfj  a  1Lij>t  of  sucf)  ©iartfs. 


By   JUSTIN   WINSOR. 


[Privately  rephinted,  Seventi'-five  Copies,  from  the  Proceedings 
OK  THE  Massachusetts  IIistokral  Society,  April,  1880] 


CAMBRIDGE : 

JOHN     WILSON    AND    SON. 

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188(5. 


ARNOLD'S  EXPEDITION  TO  QUEBEC, 


1775-1776. 


Mr.  Winsou  presented  a  co{)y  of  an  unprinted  jnui-nal 
kept  on  the  Kennebec  expedition  to  Qnebec,  under  Arnold, 
in  1775-7(3.  Its  author  was  Ebenezer  Wikl,  who  was  one 
of  those  captured  in  Arnokl's  party  during  the  attempted 
storming  of  Quebec,  Dec.  81,  1775.  He  remained  a  prisoner 
till  the  arrangement  was  made  witli  Carleton  for  the  release 
of  the  New  Englanders  in  June.  The  manuscript  was  given 
to  Harvard  College  l.ibrary  in  1850  by  W.  S.  Stoddard.  It 
may  be  convenient  to  enumerate  the  other  diaries  of  this 
expedition  which  luive  been  preserved  or  noted. 

1.  Arnold's,  Sept.  27  to  Oct.  30.  177').  The  original  manuscript 
was  left  behind  by  Arnold  when  he  fled  from  West  Point.  Extracts 
from  it  arc  printed  in  S.  L.  Knapp's  "  Life  of  Aaron  Biut,"  1835.  It 
is  now  owned  by  Mr.  S.  L.  M.  Barlow,  of  New  York.  A  C(.py  made 
of  it,  when  owned  by  Judge  Edwards,  of  New  York,  is  in  the  "  Sparks 
Manuscripts  "'  (UI.  vol.  ii.). 

2.  "  Journal  of  the  ^March  of  a  Party  of  Provincials  from  Carlyle 
to  Boston,  and  from  thence  to  (Quebec,  begiui  the  thirteenth  of  July 
and  ended  the  thirty-first  of  December,  177').  To  which  is  added 
an  Account  of  the  Attack  and  Engagement  of  Quehec,  the  31st 
December,  177.')."  Glasgow,  1775,  pp.  3G.  Sabin  ("Dictionary  of 
Books  relating  to  America,"  vol.  Ix.  No.  36,  728)  says  it  is  the  jour- 
nal of  a  company  of  I'iflemen,  under  C;iptains  William  Hendricks  and 
John  Chambers,  and  that  it  was  sent  from  Quebec  to  Glasgow  by  a 
gentleman   who  ap|)ended  the  "  Accoinit." 

3.  A  matniscript  journal  kept  by  Henry  Dearborn,  Sept.  10,  1775. 
to  July  10,  177r),  is  in  the  Boston  Public  Lil)rary. 

4.  "Caleb  Haskell's  diary,  May  5,  1775,  to  May  30,  1770, —  a 
revolutionary  soldier's  Record  before  Boston  and  with  Arnold's  expe- 
dition." Newburyiiort,  1881,  pp.  23.  It  is  edited  liy  L.  AVithington. 
The  diarist  was  of  Ward's  company. 


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5.  John  Joseph  Henry's  "  Accurate  and  Interesting  Account  of  the 
Hardships  and  Suflerings  of  that  liand  of  Heroes  wlio  traversed  liie 
Wilderness  in  tlie  Campaign  against  Quchec."  Lancaster,  Ta.,  1812. 
There  were  later  editions,  with  changed  titles,  published  at  Watertown, 
N.  Y.,  1H44,  and  at  Albany,  1877,  the  last  having  a  memoir  of  Judge 
Henry,  the  author,  by  his  grandson  Aubrey  H.  Smith,  from  which  we 
learn  that  the  narrative  was  <lictate.l  by  Henry  to  liis  daughter  in  his 
last  years,  with  tin;  aid  of  notes  and  memoranda  made  at  the  time,  and 
that  it  was  printed  without  the  author's  revision. 

G.    A  journal  of  Lieutenant  William  Ileth.  of  Morgan's  Riflemen,  h 
referred  to  in  Marshall's  "  Washington,"  pp.  ;">••?.  •'>7.  ^^ 

7.  A  journal  of  Sergeant  McCoy  is  referred  to  in  Henry's  -  Account. 

8.  Major  Return  J.  Meigs'  "  Joiirnal  of  the  Expedition  against  Que- 
bec under  Colonel  Benedict  Arnold  in  the  Year  1775."  It  forms  Vob  I. 
of  Charles  L  Buslmell's  "  Crumbs  for  Antiquarians,"  New  York,  18.)9  ; 
and  it  is  also  printed  in  the  xMass.  Hist.  Soc.  Collections  (vol.  xii.).  ^ 

0.  J.  Melvin's  "Journal  of  the  Expedition  to  Quebec  in  the  Year 
1775."  New  York  (100  copies),  1857.  Introducti<m  by  William  J. 
Davis.  It  was  also  printed  by  the  Franklin  Club,  Philadelphia,  18G4. 
Melvin  was  of  Dearborn's  Company. 

10.  E.  M.  Stone  (see  No.  14)  refers  to  John  Peirce's  journal  of 
daily  occurrences,  Sept.  8,  1775,  to  Jan.  16,  177G.  Peirce  was  an  en- 
gineer with  the  pioneers.  His  record  is  defective  at  the  beginning  and 
end,  and  has  not  been  printed. 

11.  "  Journal  of  Isaac  Senter,  Physician  and  Surgeon  to  the  Troops 
on  a  Secret  Expedition  against  Quebec  in  September,  1775."  Plula- 
delphia,  184G,  taken  from  Vol.  I.  of  the  Bulletin  of  the  Pennsylvania 
Historical  Society.  It  begins  at  Cambridge,  Sept.  13,  1775,  and  ends 
at  Quebec,  Jan.  G,  177G. 

12.  The  diarv  of  Ephraira  Squier,  Sept.  7  to  Nov.  25,  1775,  is 
preserved  in  the  Pension  Otrice,  Washington,  and  is  printed  in  the 
"  Magazine  of  American    History  "  (vol.  ii.  p.   G85). 

l.'i.  Stone  (No.  14>  reports,  as  at  that  time  in  the  hands  of  David 
Kin-r,  of  Newport,  a  journal  of  Captain  John  Topham.  for  September, 
October,  and  November,  1775,  which  had  not  been  printed,  and  was 
illegible  before  the  date  of  October  G. 

14.  "  Invasion  of  Canada  in  1775,  including  the  Journal  of  Captain 
Simeon  Thayer,  describing  the  Perils  and  Sufferings  of  the  Army 
under  Colonel  Benedict  Arnold,  with  Notes  and  Appendix  by  E.^L 
St.me."     Providence,   18G7,  being  Vol.  VI.  of  the   R.   I.   Hist.   Sec. 

Collections. 

15.  "Journal  of  an  Expedition  against  Quebec  in  1775,  by  Joseph 
Ware",  of  Needliam,  IVIass.  Published  by  Joseph  Ware,  grandson  i)f 
the  journalist."  Boston,  1852.  It  begins  Sept.  13,  1775,  and  ends  on 
board  a  cartel-vessel  at  sea,  Sept.  G,  177G.      The  notes  are  by  Justin 


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Winsor.  It  was  first  printed  in  the  "  N.  E.  Hist,  and  Genoal,  Regis- 
ter," April,  IH")2.  Whitmore  ("  Amer.  Genealogist,"  p.  81)  questions 
Ware's  authorship. 


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A  Journal  of  a  March  from  Ca»ihri<ff/e,  on  an  Expedition  ntjainst  Que- 
bec in  Colonel  Benedict  Arnold's  JJttacliment,  Sept.  13,  1775.  [/iy 
Mbenezer  Jf'i'W.J 

September  }Wi. — IMarched  from  Cambridge  until  evening,  and 
encamped  at  ]\Ialdon  that  night. 

14^/^.  —  This  morning  marched  very  early,  and  encamped  in  the 
evening  at  Beverly.  This  day  marched  twenty-live  miles  ;  the  weather 
very  sultry. 

\')//i,  —  This  morning  marched  briskly  along,  and  got  into  Nowbury- 
port  at  eight  o'clock  at  night,  where  we  were  to  make  a  stay  for  several 
days. 

lC)th.  —  In  Newburyport,  waiting  for  the  vessels  getting  ready  to 
ca^ry  us  to  Kennebec. 

17 th.—  This  day  had  a  general  review,  and  our  men  appeared  very 
well  and  in  good  spirits,  and  made  a  grand  appearance ;  and  we  had 
the  praise  of  hundreds  of  spectators,  who  were  very  sorry  to  see  so 
many  brave  fiillows  going  to  be  SiU-riliced  for  their  country. 

l^(/i, —  Iliid  orders  to  embark  in  the  evening.  Our  Heet  consisted 
of  eleven  sail  of  vessels,  sloops,  and  schooners.  Our  number  of  troops 
consisted  of  1,300  ;  eleven  companies  of  musketmen,  and  three  of  rifle- 
men.    We  were  embarked  this  evening,  and  lay  in  the  river  all  night. 

19^/i.  —  Early  this  morning  weighed  anchor  with  a  pleasant  gale,  our 
colors  Hying,  drums  beating,  lit'es  playing,  and  the  hills  all  round  covered 
with  pretty  girls,  weeping  for  their  departing  swains.  This  night  had 
like  to  have  proved  fatal  to  us,  for  we  were  close  on  board  of  rocks  be- 
fore wc  knew  anything  about  it.  We  were  immediately  all  called  upon 
deck,  expecting  every  moment  to  be  dashed  to  pieces  against  the  rocks ; 
but  the  wind  freshing  we  got  clear  after  several  tacks,  to  the  great  joy 
of  us. 

20th.  —  Arrived  in  Keimebec  River  ;  rowed  and  sailed  up  against 
wind   and   tide. 

2lst.  —  Arrived  at  Fort  Weston  [Western],  where  we  halted  for 
some  days,  and  here  we  were  furnished  with  bateaux  and  provisions 
for  carrying  us  up  the  river.  Continued  here  the  22d,  23d,  and 
24th. 

25th.  —  Embarked  on  board  our  bateaux,  and  arrived  at  Fort  Hali- 
fax in  the  evening  of  the  2()th. 

27th.  —  Carried  over  Ticoneck  Falls  our  bateaux  and  provisions, 
forty  rods  carriage,  and  pushed  up  three  miles. 


2Sth.  —  Pushed  up  eight  miles ;  the  water  so  bad  that  the  bateaux 
men  were  obliged  to  drug  the  boats  up  over  shoals  ;  in  many  places 
were  up  to  their  chins  in  water. 

2dth.  —  Pushed  up  to  the  second  carrying-place,  called  Cohiggin 

Falls. 

30th.  —  Carried  over  sixty  rods,  and  pushed  up  five  miles. 

October  1st.  —  Pushed  up  over  rocks  and  shoals,  where  we  were 
many  times  over  head  in  water  pulling  the  bateaux  over ;  we  arrived 
at  the  third  carrying-place  in  the  evening. 

2d.  —  This  day  carried  over  Norridgewalk  Falls  one  mile  and  a 
quarter,  and  then  encamped.  We  felt  very  uncomfortable  this  night 
after  dragging  our  boats  over  roots  and  rocks  and  mud. 

3rf.  — Pushed  up  eleven  miles  on  our  way.  Captain  Hendricks' 
company  of  riflemen  shot  a  young  moose,  which  weighed  about  two 
hundred  pounds.  But  we  had  none  of  it,  they  being  before  us.  This 
day  we  left  all  inhabitants,  and  entered  an  uncultivated  country  and 
barren  wilderness.  The  timber  for  the  most  part  is  birch,  pine,  and 
hemlock.     Some  places  on  the  river  there  are  places  where  large  sugar 

trees  grow. 

4//j.  _  Pushed  up  eight  miles  to  Tintucket,  or  Hellgate  Falls,  and 

carried  our  boats  over  forty  rods. 

5th,  6th,  and  7th.  —  Pushed  up  to  the  head  of  the  Kennebec,  where 
we  carried  out  into  a  pond.  These  three  last  days  we  came  about 
twenty  miles. 

8th.  —  This  day  we  pushed  on  very  briskly,  it  being  Sunday.  The 
foremost  companies  lying  still  on  account  of  heavy  rains;  we  marched 
all  day,  it  being  very  wet  and  cold,  and  suffered  a  good  deal  from  the 
inclemency  of  the  weather,  and  came  up  with  some  of  tiiem  at  night. 

dth,  10th,  and  lUh.  —  Carried  to  the  first  pond,  three  and  one-half 
miles  land-carriage  ;  crossed  the  pond  two  miles. 

12</i  and  VMh.  —  Carried  to  a  second  pond  three  quarters  of  a  mile ; 
crossed  the  pond  one  mile  over,  then  carried  two  miles  to  a  third  pond, 
and  crossed  the  pond  two  miles  over. 

IMh  and  loth.  —  Carried  to  the  Dead  River  three  miles,  and  went  up 
one  mile  ;  then  encamped  at  night.  This  river  runs  so  still  that  it  can 
scarce  be  perceived  which  way  it  runs ;  it  is  black  water,  about  four 
rods  wide,  and  runs  southeast. 

l^th.  —  The  water  now  being  deep  and  dead,  we  betook  ourselves  to 
our  oars,  and  rowed  up  six  miles. 

\qth.  —  After  carrying  over  a  small  carrying-place,  about  ten  rods, 
rowed  up  fifteen  miles. 

18M.  —  Rowed  up  twenty  miles,  and  carried  over  a  small  carrying- 
place 

l^th.  —  Carried  over  four  carrying-places,  and  rowed  up  about  five 

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20th,  2lst,  and  22f{.  —  Were  detained  in  our  tents  by  heavy  rains. 
23d. — The  water  being  shallow,  we  wore  obliged  to  lay  by  our 
oars  and  take  our  setting  poles.     We  pushed  up  ten  miles. 

24th.  —  Our  provisions  growing  scanty,  and  some  of  our  men  being 
sick,  we  held  a  council,  and  agreed  to  send  the  sick  back,  and  send  a 
ca[)tain  and  fifty  men  forward  to  the  inhabitants  as  soon  as  possible, 
that  they  might  send  us  some  provisions.  Accordingly,  the  sick  were 
sent  back,  and  Captain  Ilanchitt,  with  fifty  men,  sent  forward.  Before 
this.  Colonel  Knos,  witii  three  captains  and  their  companies,  turned 
back,  and  took  with  them  large  stores  of  provisions  and  ammunition, 
being  discouraged  (as  we  8up|)0sed)  by  the  ditliculties  they  met  with. 
This  day  got  forward  nine  miles.  The  water  being  very  rapid,  many 
of  our  boats  were  upset,  and  much  of  our  baggage  lost,  with  provisions 
and  guns. 

2oth.  —  Snowed  all  night ;  very  cold  this  morning,  Pushed  over 
two  carrying-places.     Got  forward  eight  miles  to-day. 

2C)(h.  —  Pushed  up  four  ponds,  and  carried  over  two  carrying-places, 
one  of  them  a  mile  over  ;  the  ground  covered  with  snow. 

27th.  —  Crossed  a  pond  half  of  a  mile  over,  and  carried  fifteen  rods 
to  another  pond,  two  miles  over,  to  the  great  carrying-place,  four  miles 
and  fifty  rods  over.  Here  it  was  agreed  to  leave  most  of  our  bateaux, 
being  greatly  fatigued  by  carrying  over  such  hills,  rocks,  and  swamps  as 
were  never  passed  by  man  before. 

28th.  —  After  carrying  over  the  great  carrying-place,  we  encamped 
by  a  small  stream,  running  into  Chadore  pond.  Dealt  out  to  each  man 
four  pints  of  Hour  and  wliat  little  meat  we  had  left,  which  was  about 
four  ounces  per  man. 

29</«.  —  Early  this  morning  set  out  for  the  head  of  Chadore 
River.  This  day  we  suffered  greatly  by  our  bateaux  passing  by  us, 
for  we  had  to  wade  waist-high  through  swamps  and  rivers,  break- 
ing ice  before  us.  Here  we  wandered  round  all  d.ay,  and  came  at 
night  to  the  same  i)lace  which  we  left  in  the  morning,  where  we 
found  a  small  dry  spot,  whc  3  we  made  a  fire,  and  we  were  obliged  to 
stand  up  all  night  in  order  to  dry  ourselves  and  keep  from  freezing. 
We  continued  so  till  next  day,  when  a  bateau  came  up  and  took  us 
across  the  river. 

30th.  —  At  noon  were  relieved  from  our  miserable  situation,  and 
made  the  best  of  our  way  through  the  woods  for  Chadier  [s/c]. 

3\st.  —  Pushed  on  for  Chadore  with  all  speed,  in  hopes  of  over- 
taking our  bateaux  in  order  to  get  some  flour,  for  ours  was  all  expended  ; 
but  to  our  great  grief  and  sorrow  our  bateaux  were  stove,  and  our  flour 
was  lost,  and  the  men  barely  escaped  with  their  lives.  Now  we  were 
in  a  miserable  situation,  not  a  mouthful  of  provision  ;  and  by  account 
seventy  miles  from  inhabitants,  and  we  had  a  wilderness,  barren  and 
destitute  of  any  sustenance,  to  go  through,  where  we  expected  to  sutler 


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hunger  and  cold  and  fatigue.     Here  the  captain  with  the  ablest  men 
pushed  on  in  order  to  get  provisions  to  send  back  for  the  sick. 

JVovemljcr  IsL  —  Tliis  morning  startcil  very  early,  hungry  an<l  little 
satisfied  with  our  tiight's  rest.  Travelled  all  day  very  briskly,  aiul  at 
night  encamped  in  a  miserable  situation.  Here  wo  killed  a  dog,  and 
we  made  a  very  great  feast  without  bread  or  salt,  we  having  been  four 
days  without  any  provisions  ;  and  we  went  t<»  sleep  ihiit  night  a  little 
better  satisfied.  Our  distress  was  so  great  that  dollars  were  ollered  for 
bits  of  bread  as  big  as  the  palm  of  one's  hand. 

2d.  —  This  morning  when  wo  arose,  many  of  us  were  so  weak  that 
we  could  hardly  stand;  we  staggered  about  like  drunken  men.  How- 
ever, we  nuide  shift  to  get  our  packs  on  our  backs,  and  marched  off, 
hoping  to  see  some  inhabitants.  This  night  a  small  stick  across  the 
road  was  sulRcient  to  bring  the  stoutest  to  the  ground.  In  the  evening 
we  came  in  sight  of  the  cattle  coming  up  the  river-side,  which  weru  sent 
by  Colonel  Arnold,  who  had  got  in  two  days  before.  It  was  the  joy- 
fullest  night  that  ever  1  beheld,  and  some  c<ndd  not  refrain  from  crying 
for  joy.  We  were  told  by  the  men  who  came  with  the  cattle  that  we 
were  yet  twenty  miles  from  the  nearest  inhabitants.  Ifere  we  killed  a 
"croetur,"  and  we  had  some  coarse  flour  served  out,  with  straws  in  it 
an  inch  long.  Here  we  had  a  noble  feast,  and  some  of  the  men  were 
80  hungry  tliat  before  the  "  creetur  "  was  dead  the  hide  and  flesh  were 
on  the  fire  broiling. 

Pjd.  —  IMiirchod  this  day  twenty  miles,  wading  through  several  small 
rivers,  some  of  them  up  to  our  middle,  and  very  cold.  In  the  evening 
we  came  in  sight  of  a  house,  the  first  we  had  seen  for  forty-one  days. 

\t}i,  —  Last  night  had  |)leiity  of  beef  and  potatoes;  but  little  or  no 
bread  was  to  be  had.  Snowed  most  of  the  night.  In  the  morning 
marched  down  the  river  to  inhabitants  thick  settled. 

5//i.  —  Continued  our  march  down  the  river;  the  people  very  hos- 
pitable; provisions  plenty,  but  very  dear;  milk  one  shilling  sterling 
per  quart,  and  bread  a  shilling  per  loaf,  weighing  no  more  than  three 
pounds.     Came  this  day  twelve  miles. 

G^//.  —  Came  up  with  Colonel  Arnold  and  the  advanced  party. 
Marched  off  together  at  two  o'clock,  and  marched  till  twelve  o'clock 
at  night.  Roads  excessive  bad,  most  of  the  way  mid-leg  deep  with 
mud  and  water,     INIarched  seventeen  miles. 

"ith.  —  Marched  three  [miles]  ;  then  halted  till  night,  when  a  lieu- 
tenant was  sent  forward  with  thirty  men  to  see  if  our  way  was  clear. 
Accordingly  they  marched  till  near  two  o'clock  in  the  morning,  when 
we  halted.  We  were  in  sight  of  Quebec,  the  river  St.  Lawrence 
between  us  and  the  town. 

8/A.  —  Took  up  our  quarters  along  the  river-side  until  our  troops  be- 
hind could  come  up.  Here  we  stayed  until  the  loth.  By  this  time  all 
the  men  alive  had  come,  several  having  perished  with  hunger  in  the 


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won<lH,     I)„ri„;r  our  stay  hero,  wo  took  :i  mi.lshipnmn  bel....^ 

iriiiiiU'.  in  the  hiiiLor,  wlio  cunc  on  slinro  with  sovcral  othors  in  u  I 


ongin<>  to  a 


)OUt, 


to  oarry  uwuy  f|..nr  fn.ni  u  mill  „n  our  sulv,  of  tl...  livt-r,  wl.i,-i,  is  al.ont 
a  mil.,  or  so.ne  better  wide.  At  ihe  city  one  twenty-oij,.!,,..,,,,,  f,i.,ato 
and  ii  sloop-of-war.  uitli  some  merchantni.Mi,  were  in  the  harbor.      '' 

l:U/i.  —  Crossed  the  river  at  nijrht  in  l..n-  boats  and  can.xis.  Some 
of  tile  carujes  overset  in  the  river;  but  none  of  the  men  wer..  lost,  only 
some  few  guns  and  elothes.  Got  all  over  before  morning  ,.t  a  place 
calhid  Wolfs  Cove. 

14^/,. —  This  morninjr  w(,re  fired  upon  by  the  friirate.  but  received 
no  damage.  Took  up  our  .piaru-rs  in  some  good  houses  near  th.-  town 
which  were  forsak.m  by  the  owners.  Her.,  we  r..maine.l  unlil  the  2()th, 
durn.g  which  time  we  were  inf.,rined  that  there  were  not  more  than  one 
hun.lred  reg.dars  in  the  city,  with  a  number  of  sailors  and  other  new 
rt^cruits,  in  all  not  exceeding  four  hun.b-ed  un.^  -r  arms.  The  first  day 
we  came  over  the  river,  we  [.assed  close  by  the  walls  of  the  town,  and 
guve  three  cheers  without  being  molested  by  the  enemy,  who  fired  a  few 
shots  fr.mi  tiieir  cannon,  but  .lid  us  no  harm. 

'21sf.  —  Mairiie.l  up  the  river  twenty  miles  to  Point  aux  Trembles, 
our  ammunitions  being  alm.)st  expen<l,>,l  an.l  too  scant  to  attack  the 
town  with.  Here  we  were  joine.l  by  General  Montgomery  with  the 
lork  forces  from  Montreal,  who  had  taken  St.  John's,  Fort  Shamble 
an.l  Montreal.  In  these  places  they  took  a  great  .p.antity  of  provisions,' 
clothing,  ammunition,  an.l  .•annon,  with  nine  hundred  and  fifty  prisoners 
Kemaine.l  here  until  tlie  5th  of  December. 

Dec.mber  ;>th.  —  Marche.l  back  to  Quebec  and  laid  siege  to  the  town  • 
continued  the  siege  until  the  2IIM,.  .luring  which  time  we  took  several 
prisoners.  Cannonade.l  an.l  bombarded  ea.-h  oth.-r  both  .lay  and  ni-rht. 
During  these  transactions  the  two  men  who  had  been  left  with  iJeu- 
teiiant  M<;Solan  came  to  us  and  informed  us  that  they  had  buried  him 
at  the  first  inhabitant's,  after  he  ha.l  been  brought  down  the  river  by 
two  Indians,  hired  by  Captain  Smith  for  the  purpose. 

29;/«.  — This  night  prepared  to  storm  tlie  city  in  two  different  places. 
General  Montgomery  with  the  York  forces  on  one  .luarter,  and  Colonel 
Arnold  on  fin,  other  han.l.  Accordingly,  about  five  o'ch^ck  in  the  morn- 
ing, began  the  attack;  but  they  coul.l  not  get  to  the  wall,  but  retreated 
back  to  their  quarters,  their  general  and  two  leading  oilicers  bein.r  killed 
by  the  fire  from  the  enemy.  Colonel  Arnol.l  with  his  party  caiTie.l  on 
the  attack  on  his  .piarter,  and  got  possession  of  their  two  gun  battery, 
and  took  seventy  prisoners.  Our  colonel  being  wounded  in  the  begin- 
ning of  the  attack,  was  .'arrie.l  ba.-k.  The  captains  themselves  then 
took  the  lead,  and  .Irove  the  enemy  until,  overpowered  by  numbers  and 
surrounded,  we  were  obliged  to  surrender  ourselves  prisoners  of  war. 

Jan.  1,  1770. —  In  the  French  convent  they  gave  us  some  rum 
to  drink  and  some  hard  bread  to  eat.     Our  allowance  of  provisions  was 


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one  poi.ntl  of  bread,  one  half  pound  of  pork.,  one  gill  of  rice  for  a  day, 
and  six  ounces  of  butter  a  week. 

'Id.  —  In  prison,  this  day  we  liad  a  cask  of  porter  [given]  by  some 
gentleman  of  the  town, 

M  and  Uh.  —  The  general  sent  for  a  list  of  our  names,  of  the  old 
countrymen  in  particular  by  themselves  that  were  ivith  us,  and  they 
chiefJy  enlisted  in  the  King's  service. 

hth  to  8M.  —  The  prisoners  petitioned  to  have  their  packs  sent  in  to 
them,  whereupon  they  sent  out  a  flag  and  received  them  for  us. 

%th  to  loth. —  The  general  sent  for  a  list  of  the  occupations  of  the 
prisoners.  The  small-pox  is  ve-y  plenty  ^vith  us.  Captain  Hubbard 
died  with  the  wound  he  received  in  coming  in. 

\Wi  to  22rf.  —  Five  of  those  that  enlisted  out  of  prison  and  five 
others  deserted  in  the  night.  There  were  two  men  put  in  irons  for 
attempting  to  break  out  of  prison. 

2:>r/  to  ihth.  —  There  were  three  vessels  and  a  house  burned  by  our 
people.  The  enemy  went  into  St.  Rochs  after  plunder.  Tlun-e  were 
two  of  our  people  taken  going  to  set  lire  to  the  shipping. 

•hHh  to  29//^.  — Tliere  n-ere  three  men  deserted  the  garrisons.  The 
people  get  out  into  St.  Rochs  e\ery  day  and  letch  in  the  remains  of  the 
buildings  that  were  burnt. 

I'dth  to  Z\st.  — Two  men  of  Captain  Ward's  company  died  of  the 
small-pox.     The  men  are  getting  well,  some  of  them. 

Febn(cmi  \st  to  oth.  —  There  were  two  men  deserted.  Seven  of  our 
men  died  with  the  snvdl-pox,  and  one  of  our  men  died  with  the  ])leurisy  ; 
he  was  sick  but  one  day. 

bth  to  Wt.  —  Three  men  deserted,  and  forty  men  lav  sick  in 
prison. 

Wi  to  12///.  —  Very  wet  and  snowy  ;  the  storm  very  heavy.  Three 
men  were  stifled  to  death  on  duty. 

12/7;  to  liHh.  —  This  morning  sixty  men  went  to  the  hospital  with 
the  small-pox.      Tbe  men  have  it  very  horribly. 

IQfh  to  -lOlh.  —  Six  of  the  old  countrymen  that  enlisted  in  the  King's 
service  deserted,  and  the  remainder  were  put  in  prison  again  because 
those  deserted. 

20//i  to  '2-Uli.  —  Five  men  died  with  the  small-pox.  The  enemy 
made  an  attempt  to  go  out  aft(>r  our  people's  cannon,  and  were  driven 
back.     Tliere  was  a  continual  firing  after  them. 

2Mh  to  31s/;.  —  Nothing  remarkable. 

Morch  \sf  to  Qh.  —  Tliree  men  deserted. 

Qth  to  10///.— -One  of  tiie  prisoners  was  ])ut  in  irons  for  talking  with 
one  of  the  sentries.     We  hear  that  Hoston  is  taken  by  our  peo[)k'" 

10//i  to  13///. —  Tliere  was  an  alarm  in  the  city  about  ten  o'clock  at 
night.  A  large  picket-guard  was  set  around  tlie  prison  .•md  n  field-piece 
before  the  door. 


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<»»•_ 


13i/i  to  IStL  —  The  emigrants  are  moved  to  the  artillery  barracks 
and  the  rest  of  us  into  a  stone  jail,  and  are  locked  up  at  seven  o'clock 


at  night 


lt\/t  to  2')t/).  —  Nothing  remarkable. 

2r)t/i  to  30^//.  —  In  the  night  one  of  the  prisoners  got  out  of  prison, 
and  run  to  our  people.  We  are  in  a  miserable  condition.  Ilavin-  no 
wood,  we  are  almost  frozen.  * 

30th  and  3\sL~  Most  of  the  prisoners  consulted  together  to  break 
out  of  prison,  and  to  try  their  best  to  take  the  town  ;  but  as  one  of  the 
prisoners  was  cutting  away  some  ice  at  the  cellar  door,  in  order  to  have 
It  handy  to  open  m  a  moment  to  -o  out  at,  the  sentry  standing  near 
and  hearing  the  cutting  acquainted  the  olRcers  of  the  guard,  who  ac- 
quainted some  other  olHcers.  They,  coming  in,  inquired  who  was 
cutting  at  the  door,  and  what  they  were  upon.  One  of  the  prisoners 
informed  thein  of  all  the  transaction  that  was  going  forward.  The 
ofhcers  searched  all  the  rooms  in  the  prison  and  every  man's  pack  to 
see  It  they  could  find  any  arms  or  ammunition,  for  they  supposed 
some  of  the  people  in  the  town  had  supplied  us  with  arms  and  am- 
munition, but  they  could  not  find  any  such  things  with  us.  At  this  we 
were  all  put  into  strong  irons.  "  ' 

April  Ut  to  14///.  —  Our  people  having  a  battery  across  the  river  at 
1  oint  Lewis,  they  threw  shot  into  the  town,  very  merry.  The  officers 
of  the  guard  are  very  particular  with  us;  they  call  a  roll,  and  count  us 
morning  and  eveiiiii<r. 

Uth  to  27 fh.  -.  it  is  very  sickly  with  us.  The  scu-'vy  and  lame- 
ness nige  very  much,  occasioned  by  living  on  salt  provisions. 

2^f/i  to  3\sf.  —  The  town  was  alarnied  in  the  night. 

J%  1st  to  G^/i.  — Nothing  strange,  but  in  grea.  distress  and  despair. 

6///.  —  This  morning  three  ships  came  in  with  reinforcements  of 
about  one  thousand  men.  All  the  bells  in  the  town  rang  for  joy  most 
of  the  day  ;  th(;n  all  the  force;  marched  over  to  Abram's  plains  to  have 
a  batlle  with  our  people,  but  ,Iiey  retreated  as  fast  as  possible,  and  left 
a  number  sick  i-i  the  hospital,  likewise  some  of  their  cannon  and  ammu- 
nition. \    th  a  number  of  small  arms  and  packs. 

7///.  and  8M.  — The  general  ordered  the  irons  to  be  taken  ofF  the 
prisoners.  He  also  gave  the  emigrants  their  liberty  acraiii  This 
morning  two  ships  came  in.  The  ships  have  gone  up  the  river  and 
a  number  of  troo|)s  by   land   to  .Arontreal. 

^  'M  to  1-k//.  — Three  ships  and  throe  brigs  came  in.  There  wore 
SIX  prisoners  put  in  with  „s,  taken  stealing  about.  One  company  set 
out  for  Montreal. 

14///  to  11)///.-  Two  ships  went  out,  one  of  them  a  packet  for 
England. 

\m,  to  2:UL  —  One  ship  and  a  number  of  small  crifts  came  in. 
Ihirteen  prisoners  enlisted  into  the  King's  service.     One  ship  sailed  out. 


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2Sd.  —  Our  allowance  is  one  pound  of  soft  bread  and  one  pound  of 
beer  per  day. 

24t/i  to  2C>(h.  —  The  militia  have  laid  down  their  arms.  One  of 
those  men  that  went  out  of  prison  was  put  on  board  a  fifty-ffuu  shin  • 
but  as  he  did  not  incline  to  enter  on  board,  they  put  him  in  irons,  and 
threatened  to  hang  him,  but  he  was  taken  out  of  irons  and  put  into 
[them]  again  n>  the  evening.  Robert  ]]urd  was  taken  out  of  prison, 
and  has  got  liis  liberty  ;  he  is  going  to  his  home  in  Ireland. 

2m  to  30th.  —  One  ship  went  out  and  twenty  came  in.  There 
were  e.ght  or  nine  prisoners  taken  out  to  work  ;  they  stayed  out  one 
or  two  days,  and  were  required  to  swear  allegiance  to  the  King  that 
they  would  not  take  up  arms  against  them,  and  to  make  knovvn  all 
experiments  against  him. 

30th  and  3lst.  —  Four  ships  came  in  ;  one  brig  and  two  ships  went 
out.  ^ 

June  Ut  to  5th.  -  Twenty-eight  ships  came  in  with  General  Bur- 
goyne  Ihere  are  six  thousand  Hessians  and  Hanoverians  come  to 
assist  the  Kmgs  troops.  Five  hundred  marched  up  the  river  for 
Montreal. 

5^/^  _  This  day  General  Carleton  and  some  other  officers  came  to  see 
us.  He  inquired  of  us  whether  we  had  fared  as  well  as  he  promised 
us  we  siiould  when  we  were  taken.  We  told  him  we  fared  very  well. 
He  said  he  did  not  take  us  as  enemies,  and  likewise  sdd  if  he  could  rely 
upon  our  honors  he  would  send  us  to  N.  England  if  we  would  promise 
to  be  quiet  and  peaceable,  and  not  take  up  arms  any  more. 

June  6,  1776.     A  Copy  of  an  Answer  sent  to  General  Carleton. 

_  May  it  please  your  Excellency  :  We,  the  prisoners  in  his  Majesty's 
jail,  return  your  Excellency  our  most  hearty  and  unfeigned  thanks  for 
your  clemency  and  kindness  to  us,  while  in  prison,  being  sensible  of 
your  humanity.  We  return  your  Excellency  thanks  for  your  offer 
made  us  yesterday,  and  having  a  desire  to  return  to  our  friends  and 
famihes,  we  will  promise  not  to  take  up  arms  against  his  Majesty,  but 
remain  peaceable  and  quiet  in  our  respective  places  of  abode  ;  an.l  we 
further  assure  your  Excellency  that  you  may  depend  on  our  fidelity, 
aiid  we  remain  your  Excellency's  humble  servants.  Signed  in  behalf  of 
the  prisoners. 


